text_original: This act, like all Stephen's course of action at this crisis, implied a practical repudiation of Imperial authority in Italy ; it was for himself, and not for the Emperor, that the Pope requested from Pippin the sovereignty of the exarchate and its subject lands.
text_transcription: THIS ACT LIKE ALL OF STEPHEN'S COURSE OF ACTION AT THIS CRISIS IMPLIED A PRACTICAL REPUDIATION OF IMPERIAL AUTHORITY IN ITALY IT WAS FOR HIMSELF AND NOT FOR THE EMPEROR THAT THE POPE REQUESTED FROM PIPPIN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE EX ARCADE AND ITS SUBJECT LANDS
phonemes: ðɪs ˈækt, lˈaɪk ˈɔːl stˈiːvənz kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈækʃən æt ðɪs kɹˈaɪsɪs, ɪmplˈaɪd ɐ pɹˈæktɪkəl ɹᵻpjˈuːdɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ɪn ˈɪɾəli ; ɪt wʌz fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd nˌɑːt fɚðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ðætðə pˈoʊp ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd fɹʌm pˈɪpɪn ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹtʃeɪt ænd ɪts sˈʌbdʒɛkt lˈændz.